4C Bui
Bui is a Business Analyst (BA) who has been asked by her supervisor, Bhart to observe how junior management are using new accounting software at a leading city accounting firm. As part of informed consent, staff are informed that they will remain anonymous. During her observations, Bui notices that many of the junior management staff are making a particular data entry error when using the software. These errors are causing the accounting firm to lose profit. Bhart informs Bui that it is company policy dictates clearly that worker salaries will be docked for clear mistakes leading to the loss of company profit. How does Bui handle this situation?
What professional ethical dilemmas are Bui and Bhart dealing with here? (e.g. Should we allow or sanction Bui’s behaviour? Is there a public interest question raised by this scenario? What actions do everyone involved need to take to ensure that this kind of situation does not occur again?)
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